Tetranode

In this conversation with Tetranode, an anonymous DeFi whale and prominent crypto commentator, listeners dive into the journey of transforming from a gaming enthusiast to a major market player. Tetranode shares secrets to wealth in DeFi, emphasizing the importance of farmers as alpha generators and his preference for Ethereum over Alt Layer 1s. He also draws intriguing parallels between gaming and crypto investing, revealing strategies for identifying key projects and the influence of whales on market dynamics. Personal anecdotes add depth to his insights on balancing fortune with family.

Tetranode went from a dishwasher to a 9-figure crypto whale. We talk through why Saylor was wrong about ETH, what it's like operating in DeFi at his scale, the upcoming ETH merge, some not investment advice price predictions & audience questions.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro   (00:03:46) - Saylor, DeFi & Skin In The Game(00:09:17) - Bitcoin settlement layer of value?(00:11:46) - The Merge   (00:15:14) - Tetranode’s First $100k + First Million(00:18:24) - Ethereum Is Shattering Every Single Metric Except Market Cap   (00:20:57) - Fair Criticism of Ethereum   (00:22:25) - Evaluating Protocols On Ethereum   (00:24:44) - Real DeFi(00:27:37) - 3AC Tweet & Vitalik in the group chat  (00:33:07) - Antifragility & Convex(00:37:10) - What % of your portfolio is not crypto?(00:37:58) - “Web 2.0 Puts Me To Sleep”(00:42:10) - Levels of Security & Financial Sovereignty(00:48:20) - Being A Public Figure   (00:50:02) - Tetranode on Pomp   (00:54:29) - Will Bitcoin Evolve?(00:56:44) - Turning NFTs into DeFi   (01:03:40) - Yield Comes From Speculation & Leverage(01:04:45) - Longer Term Vision For DeFi(01:12:24) - When Tetranode Got It Wrong   (01:18:50) - Alternative Layer 1s(01:26:43) - Second & Third Order Effects of The Merge (01:34:13) - Projects That Could Last A Decade   (01:37:42) - Quick Break Before Twitter Q&A   (01:38:44) - Tetranode's Day-to-Day & Decentralization vs Control(01:42:44) - Price Prediction For ETH   (01:45:23) - Project That Has Not Been Created That You'd Like To See Happen  (01:47:12) - Who cares about decentralization?(01:49:40) - Dishwashing Skills to Trading(01:52:06) - Most Contrarian Trade(01:54:35) - Is Tetranode One Person?(01:58:03) - Where To Live(02:01:52) - Favorite Books & CryptoPunkWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/elTUJO7BlkcJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastAnd our guest @tetranode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.